Crime Rates at Oakfield Road, Whickham, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5HN

Oakfield Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunston Hill and Whickham East , and the 319th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakfield Road (NE16 5HN) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Dunston Hill and Whickham East average (140.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakfield Road (NE16 5HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakfield Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elsdon Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.